Old English Dictionary Entry

Dífan

Definitions

1 definitions

1 dífan

to make deaf or dull, to deaden sound. [N. E. D. deaf; deave. Goth. ga-daubjan to dull, harden the heart: O. H. Ger. touben: Icel. deyfa to blunt, stupefy]

Similar Words

-dállic
-deáded
-deáw
-défedlic, -défness
-démedness

Runic Inscription

ᛞᛁᚠᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic
Icel.: Icelandic
O. H. Ger.: Old High German